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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

long I and short I

How did you pronounce Iraq?

Is it ai.rak ai=long I

Is it I.rak I=short I

Is it Ie. rak. Ie=ir

a=prononce short O?

Where do you stress? Is it "RaK"

Thank you
  

Top answer

It's / ' /. The stress is on rak.

  • It's / ' /.
  • The stress is on rak.
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It's /'
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like this /ira:k/

the stree on the second syllable

Emotion: smile
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0[ aIr\æk_} ] or [ aIr\Ak_} ] or [ Ir\æk_} ] or [ @r\æk_} ] or [ ir\æ01i00k_} ] or [ ir\Ak_} ] or [ ir\ak02i00} ] . I think it's supposed to be pronounced something like [El?irAq ] 0-

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